HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2762        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2305

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Louis L. Kafka

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the Human Trafficking Trust Fund (HTTF).

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/20/2017

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/31/2017

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

2/3/2017

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/27/2017

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

2/2/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

2/1/2017

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/26/2017

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

2/1/2017

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

 

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

 

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

 

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

 

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

 

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

 

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

 

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

First Essex

 

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

 

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

 

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2762        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2305

By Mr. Kafka of Stoughton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2305) of Louis L. Kafka and others relative to the deposit of certain fines into the Victims of Human Trafficking Trust Fund.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1424 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to the Human Trafficking Trust Fund (HTTF).

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 1: The second sentence of Section 66A of chapter 10, as appearing in section 5 of chapter 178 of the acts of 2011, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “sections” the following words:- 26D (c) and (d), 55, and 56 of chapter 265, and sections 8, 53A (b) and (c) of chapter 272 and fines and assessments collected pursuant to sections 26D (c) and (d), 50, 51, 54 of said chapter 265, sections 8, 53 (b) and (c), and 106 of said chapter 272, together with any interest, or earnings accrued on such monies through investment or deposit.

Section 2: Section 54 of chapter 265, as appearing in Section 23 of chapter 178 of the acts of 2011, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “sections” the following words:- 26D (c) and (d)

Section 3: Chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 105 the following section:-

Section 106. The court shall transmit fines collected pursuant to sections 8 and 53A (b) and (c) to the state treasurer. The treasurer shall deposit such fines into the Victims of Human Trafficking Trust Fund established in section 66A of chapter 10.